Waxing · 90.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on May 31, 1985Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 31, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.0% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
361,730 km224,768 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1985 is on Monday, June 3, 1985 at 03:51 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 19, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 27, 1985 | 12:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 3, 1985 | 03:51 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 1985 to the new moon of June 18, 1985, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.